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@nimh ma gm, ff i i JOHN RICHARDS, OF COLUMBUS,` OHIO. Letters Patent No. 61,955. dated February 12, 1867.

IMPRGVEMENT Ill MACHINES FOB. GRINDIN'G SAWS.

TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that I, JOHN RICHARDS,.0` Columbus, Franklin county, State of Ohio, havev invented a new and useful Machine for Grindingv Web Saws; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full,.clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, mak-ing a part of this specifica-v tion, in whichf Figure 1 is a top view of the machinel b Figure 2 is a longitudinal section, taken vertically through the centre of thelmachine.

Figure 3 is an elevation of the front of the machine.A I l Figures el and 5 are views showing the saw supports `adjusted at different inclinations .for grinding both sides of the saws. b i i Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the several figures.

This invention relates to a machine which is designed for bevelling the blades of web saws, and consists in certain novel devices which are adapted for supporting and gauging the saws in a position forV grinding,and for adjusting the saws up tothe grindstone, as will be hereinafter described.

To enable others skilled in the art to understand my invention, I will describe its construction and operation.

In thc accompanyingv drawings I have represented the grindstone A mounted upon a frame, B, so as to rotate in n. vertical plane. On top of this table, near one end, a bed-plate, C, is iirmlysecured at a suitable distance' from the grindstone, for the purpose of supporting and guiding the sliding table D, the longitudinal edges of which are fitted to move in grooves in elevations on said bed-plate, as shownV in iig. 3. This adjustable table carries the devices for supporting the saws while being ground, and for adjusting and setting the saws at different inclinations. For moving said table toward and from the grindstone A, a screw, a, is used, having `a hand-wheel or crank, e', upon one end. This screw-rod passes loosely through the bearing-block 6 on `the bed plate C, and is tapped through' a projection, c, of the table D. Alongside of the screw `tis a gauge-serew, d, by

.means of which the thickness for grinding the saws can bc regulated, and the wear of the grindstone compentially in the manner described.

sated for. On top of the table D, and near that end of it which is next the grindstone, are two short standards, el d, to which the adjustable inclined carrier G is suitably pivotcd. The rear end of this carrier is sustained by means of a set-screw, g, which secures it to a sector, g', that projects up from table D, and passes through a slot in said carrier, las shown in gs. I, 2, and 3.' Byloosening the set-screw g, the carrier G can be adjusted at any desired angle with respect tothe table D. An angle-plate or guard, h, is secured to that end of the carrier G which is nearest the grindstone, and in the end of this plate a hardened steel sawrest, 7c, is inserted, so as to support the toothed edges of the saw blades while they are being ground.

To operate this machine, the hand-wheel a is turned back so as to djust the. table or carriageD far enough back to allow the saw to drop between the angle-plate L and 'the stone A, on the steel guard or rest ic. The teeth of the saw rest upon guard 7c, with the unground, portion of the saw projecting on the side next the operator. The hand-wheel a is then turned, and the table D'moved toward the stone until the gauge-screw prevents any further forward movement of this table. This screw, d, is previously adjusted according to the shape required of the saws, so that it willstop the adjustment oi' the table towards the stone when the work of grinding one sideof a saw is'cormplete. As the width'of' the grindstone only measures'a. very small part of the length of the saws, the latter are moved in a direction with their length for the purpose of grinding them uniformly. After grinding a number of saws on one sideg-the pivoted carrier G is raised at its rear end and set at the required inclination for properly presenting the opposite sides of the saws to the grindstone. The object of having the inclined carrier adjustable is to adapt the machine for grinding both sides of a saw equally; also for giving diiferent inclinations to this carrier to adapt it for grinding saws of dilferent sizes and requiring different bevels. j b

Having described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure byLetters Patent, islsl. The arrangement, substantially as herein described, whereby saw blades are supported, fedup to the position desired, adjusted at different angles with respect fto the face of the carriage D, and bevclled on both sides, all substantially as set forth. j

j 2. The combination of the two screws a ci with the sliding carriage D of a saw-bevelling machine, substan- 3. The combination of the shouldered holder/lc it, hinged adjustable support Gr, and curved gauge g', substantially in the manner and for the purpose described.

4. The hard-metal shouldered holder, when constructed to operate as described.

JOHN RICHARDS.

Witnesses:

WM. L. HEYL, FRANK. E. KING. 

